Excellent friendly local pub with a good selection of real ales, and the food is superb. Beautiful, large quiet garden where a beer festival is held every year. Walkers welcome too! Worth hunting this one out.

Cosy Buckinghamshire Pub in the heart of the Chilterns which is a registered nightstop. Real ales and fresh homemade menu. All dogs are allowed inside the pub when on leads. There is also lots of outside seating. Dog drinking stations, fenced in playground for children. Five aside football pitch, large car park, and a field where they have marquee based parties, car and bike rallies and visitors camping in the field or hard standing all year round (fresh water and toilet facilities available but no electric hook up).
Lots of walks in the woods surrounding it. Lovely location for dogs and their owners. A short walk from the quaint village of Great Missenden where there is a train station and Roald Dahl Museum. Has its own Hot Air Balloon Club which fly from the field weather permitting.

Extremely dog friendly, on a footpath (it runs through the pub garden). Humans welcome too! Food all days Saturday and Sunday and lunch and evening rest of the week. Local produce and high class pub food. Submitted by publican.

Local produce is used to make great English food here, which you can enjoy with your dog in tow - only the separate dining area of the pub being off-limits. Great walks in the nearby ancient beech woodlands called 'Common' and 'Penn' add to the appeal of this friendly pub.

Friendly village pub where dogs are welcomed by all the staff and water bowls always there. Open fire when it is cold and nice comfortable seating. Superb real ales and pub grub at reasonable prices. Only 3 miles from Amersham, and from Beaconsfield and about 6 miles from High Wycombe. Lovely circular walks along rural footpaths a few hundred yards from pub.

Open plan pub with large beer garden. A relatively new find for me and after seeing dogs in there before and a water bowl by the bar, took my two dogs for a visit. No particular fuss was made of them by the staff either positively or negatively, but then they are much the same to human visitors.
Excellent if you like real ale and are in the area as they have a lot of guest beers. You can bring your own food to the pub, picnics encouraged, they don't serve any food at all apart from nuts and pork scratchings.

Nice village pub with several good walks close by, including some from the pub car park. Three pleasant, small double-bedded letting rooms. Two resident dogs and one cat. Dogs are allowed everywhere in the pub and made very welcome. Good cask beer and large helpings of pub grub.

Bring your own food to eat in the riverside garden. No food menu in the pub, but there is an excellent fish & chip shop just down the road!! A small friendly locals pub, that is probably unique in that they do indeed invite you to bring your own food! There is a large gas barbeque available on request during the better weather and polystyrene plates and cutlery can also be supplied if pre-booked.

Fabulous pub friendly welcome and good conversation.
Rugby matches on TV. 5 different real ales on all the time, regularly rotating through. At least 2 beer festivals per year. Great food catering for all tastes. Garden, walks and pub dog.

Everyone wants a pub like this for a local! This fabulous historical pub, the oldest freehouse in England, features open fires and oak beams. Dogs are welcome and water bowls, treats and even the odd kitchen scrap are dished out regularly. You will find traditional home-cooked food here, tasty and competitively priced.

This pub is just down the road from Hearing Dogs For Deaf People's head office and training centre, and welcomes well behaved dogs in all bars and their big garden. They also hold a Hearing dogs gold award in recognition of helping to make access to public places easier for deaf people with hearing dogs and for raising awareness of assistance dogs.
The pub dog is a golden lab called Rufus who is a real character.

Friendly village pub with stunning views over the Thames valley. Nice beer garden with dog bowls. Dogs very welcome in the bar where food is also served. Lovely Sunday lunches. Children's play area. The owners have 2 cats who will give any nosey dog a run for their money!

The Red Lion at Whiteleaf is a family run 17th Century Inn situated in the heart of the Chiltern Hills. Offering a selection of fine beers and wines, excellent food and comfortable accommodation. Conveniently located for the Ridgeway national trail, and very dog friendly of course.

Dog friendly with dogs on leads and under control.
Water bowls on the covered patio with heat lamps
Large secure garden in this 16th century traditional pub. Great food featuring home cooked simple traditional food plus more imaginative and adventurous, from a snack to a full 3 course meal. And you will even be given a biscuit for the dogs if the landlords around.

Situated right on the Icknield Way, The Swan is a laid-back bar that welcomes dogs, even providing a dog bowl and doggy chews. The thirst-quenching ales include Fullers, London Pride, ESB and Chiswick and even though there's no food served, they'll happily direct you to the local bakery to buy a sandwich to accompany your drink.

A true locals pub where dogs are just as welcome as their owners. Water bowls are provided and there are always treats hanging about. Dogs are asked to be kept on leads during food serving times but at all other times can wander at their pleasure. Scenic trails and the Ridgeway offer some great walks.

Great ale and home made food, two real fires and a good sized garden with ponds. Dog water bowls everywhere and dog biscuits on sale behind the bar. The owner has collies and staff are dog friendly. It's tucked away a bit but well worth finding.

A hidden gem. If you want a Michelin quality meal in a relaxed pub atmosphere where you take your dog - come here! The chef is ex-Collettes at the Grove (his choice to leave). Beautiful cute and quirky, freshly cut country flowers in old beer tankers, mix and match furniture, pretty soft furnishings. This is a pub for diners and locals alike, and extremely dog friendly.

Warm & cosy in the winter with log fires, light and airy in the summer with extensive gardens. Dogs are allowed into the bar area quite happily. Good range of ales and wines and excellent menu from wood-fired pizzas to fab steaks. All seasonal, local where possible and always tasty!

A delightful dog-friendly haunt on the riverside with a bar for the dogs as well as the humans! Well-behaved dogs are free to roam as they like throughout (excluding restaurant). Good home cooked food and an excellent selection of ales. Plenty to watch along the river - and great for walks too! Please Note, up until Easter this pub is only open at weekends.

Went in last week to a newly refurbished Crown. They have thought about dogs in this pub, with water containers, wooden floors for muddy feet, and a resident Beagle, who has her own spot at the bar.
Would thoroughly recommend this pub.

The White Hart has a spacious beer garden, a warm friendly bar with local ale and a comfortable restaurant serving classic pub dishes. There are also eleven bedrooms and they are all dog friendly. Submitted by publican.

Typical old style country pub, set within 5 acres of ground. Dogs and muddy boots are more than welcome inside and out, variety of beers, ales and malt whisky's always available and great food served each day. Warm cost fires and a fantastic, safe play area for the kids. Free range chickens roaming the gardens and "sparticus" the pubs friendly pony who is always there to welcome you!

Very friendly pub with upmarket feel. Dogs welcomed in the bar area which serves the full al a carte menu from 6.30pm, limited bar menu up to that time. Food is excellent. Good wine list and guest ales. Gets busy, so booking is advisable. Even has a jar of dog biscuits at the bar for you to help yourself to.

Lovely back garden, but dogs welcome in all areas of the bar. A nice place for a pint after a long walk on the Thames. A lot to choose from on the menu, no gastropub, but reasonably priced and it's very dog-friendly.

The Royal Oak has friendly, bubbly and professional staff and serves freshly prepared food from seasonal menus. It also serves everything from local beer (Rebellion Brewery in Marlow Bottom) to pudding wines, with lots of choice in between. The pub has a large garden and is located near the woods, a walking heaven for owners and dogs.

Dogs very welcome in the lovely bar area and enclosed pub garden. Stunning walks in the Chilterns just out the back so perfect for a retreat after a long walk. very friendly staff and some vegan food options.

Backing onto the canal but facing the High Street with carpark, beer garden and covered and heated decking area for all weather occasions. Dogs welcome inside and out. Water bowl and tap on decking area. Breakfast from 10am with food, coffee and cake served till 8pm (Sunday 6pm). Ideal base for walks around town, castle and canal.

A traditional olde English pub, grade 2 listing, serving basic traditional food menu with home cooked specials.
Popular with locals and families and walkers, a real Ale pub with Guest Ales available. Dogs allowed in the whole pub and are made too feel welcome.

Friendly pub for people and dogs ! CAMRA pub of the year runner up. Home cooked lunches weekdays and Saturday, bar snacks available in the afternoon. Dog biscuits on the window sill. Just a great pub...

In a very quiet area right on the the edge of Burnham Beeches which is an ancient woodland area of SSI. A beautiful old building dating over 170 years with a safe and secure pub garden with wonderful views and even better real ale! The food is excellent and varied and all home cooked, not too expensive either. They are a very dog friendly pub, a warm fuss by the owners and lots of chat with other dog owners. They also don't mind muddy boots one bit.

Dogs allowed in bar area. Dog friendly locals. Not allowed in restaurant but all very relaxed. Customers can enjoy restaurant meals in the bar seating area if they have a dog(s) with them. Highly recommended.

16th century village pub, no food at the moment, 3 real ales, Berra Moretti and Amstel on draught, also Fosters, Stowford Press cider and Guinness Surfers. Small but good wine list.
There are doggie biscuits for four legged customers and a water bowl in the bar. Submitted by publican.
Decking and beer garden, smoking shelter.

Fabulous pub with delicious, locally-sourced food, well-kept Brakspear beers and a lovely beer garden. The owners and staff are very friendly to humans and dogs and we are always made to feel very welcome. Dogs are allowed in the bar and beer garden but not the restaurant. The full menu is served throughout. It's a beautiful old pub surrounded by glorious Chilterns countryside and plenty of walks to build up an appetite.

The Jolly Farmer was bought by the village for the village. Locals and visitors alike enjoy country walks around Cookham and then pop in for a relaxing beer and bite afterwards, sitting by the open log fires in the winter or in the garden in the summer and of course all dogs big or small are very welcome. Submitted by publican.

Situated on the common which acts as a large back garden it's about a 2 mile walk around the perimeter, with the woods and golf course close by there's no shortage of space to stretch your legs. A good old country pub with happy and friendly staff and regular clientele. Dogs made to feel very welcome with biscuits in baskets around the pub, water bowls and they are even invited to sit with you in the restaurant as you dine.
( Junction 18 off the m25)

Dogs are allowed in the bar and bar restaurant only, and its first come first served. The bar restaurant is small, so you have to get there early if your going to eat, especially on weekends. Nice pub, good food and friendly people.
Directions (off A4155 NE of Henley)

Friends of mine took on this pub in the summer, their second of two dog friendly pubs in Hertfordshire. Like their other pub, this one is hugely dog friendly. They welcome dogs with a bowl of water and a saucer of dog biscuits which tends to go down pretty well. Dogs are allowed in the main section of the pub just not in the smaller dining area. They also run a Woofer of the Week feature on their facebook page which is great fun. All the staff seem really dog friendly and will come and make a fuss of any dog that looks like a flirt. It's a really useful pub to have in the local area if you're a dog owner.

Good selection of beers like Ruddles and Greene King and has huge portions of good, solid pub food available to the many walkers that cross its welcoming threshold. But we hear that hot food not available in the garden. Ample car parking and even doggy bowls for the family!! Original beams and inglenook fireplace - lovely.

Built in 1849, this pub is a tardis - much bigger on the inside. Dogs allowed in the bar. There is also an enclosed garden and plenty of seating at the front of the pub overlooking the Green where you can watch the world go by. Extensive selection of beers and excellent menu, particularly if you are vegetarian.

A beautiful 16th century pub on the Grand Union Canal. Traditional food at very reasonable prices. Dogs allowed in the bar (which is the best and the oldest part of the pub). Fantastic walks for dogs along the tow-path or up to Boxmoor Trust land at Westbrook Hay. Very dog friendly with a pub puppy - an interesting cross between a Ridgeback and an Akita! Well worth a visit.

Lovely village pub with bar food, restaurant and Sunday carvery.
Wooden floors, open fires, cosy chairs and dog treats at the bar.
Close to the Ridgeway path and does super cakes and coffee.
Dogs very very welcome as are well behaved owners.

Good pub with excellent food. Three Real Ales, large garden and car park within great walking country. Millie found locals very friendly and local footpaths and fields reassuringly flat for her ageing hips! Lots of red kytes in evidence. Accommodation.

A lovely traditional country pub only a short walk east of Burnham Beeches. Open fires with sofas and plenty of tables to sit and indulge in the extremely good food. Dogs seem welcome throughout the pub and there's a garden area too for those hot summer days.

This great pub serves fantastic food and a good selection of ales and wines. Dogs are welcome in the bar area but not in the restaurant. There is a nice seating area outside with plenty of water for dogs.

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